A computationally designed Rh (i)-catalyzed two-component [5+ 2+ 1] cycloaddition of ene-vinylcyclopropanes and CO for the synthesis of cyclooctenones

Y Wang, J Wang, J Su, F Huang, L Jiao…

Index: Wang, Yuanyuan; Wang, Jingxin; Su, Jiachun; Huang, Feng; Jiao, Lei; Liang, Yong; Yang, Dazhi; Zhang, Shiwei; Wender, Paul A.; Yu, Zhi-Xiang Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 , vol. 129, # 33 p. 10060 - 10061

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Abstract

Through the combined use of computational (density functional theory) and experimental studies, a new [Rh (CO) 2Cl] 2 catalyzed two-component [5+ 2+ 1] cycloaddition of ene- vinylcyclopropanes and CO for the synthesis of fused bicyclic cyclooctenones has been designed and experimentally realized. The key point behind this design is to turn a disfavored reductive elimination of (sp3) C-Rh-C (sp3) to an easier migratory reductive ...